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Located on one of the oldest streets in York is the city’s newest hotel, the International Hotels Group owned Hotel Indigo. Set in one of the country’s oldest cities, surrounded by culture and steeped in rich history, Hotel Indigo is bordered with iconic historical sites, vintage shops and a wealth of beautiful buildings.

The city’s rich heritage of large confectionery manufacturers including Rowntree’s and Terry’s of York and its Roman history have both played key roles in the design of the hotel. The 101 rooms throughout the hotel play host to a confectionery theme that pays homage to the local history, from the cushions that look like they are covered in giant smarties to the ‘chocolate’ wood paneling throughout the hotel.

Newhey was challenged to design and produce luxurious carpet to flow through the hotel corridors and rugs to compliment the designs of the bedrooms whilst paying homage to the history of the city.

ClientHotel Indigo, York

AreaCorridors, Public Areas & Guestrooms

Product Colortec+

QuantityOver 2,000 square metres

Design Solution

Newhey’s design team collaborated with Rob Matthews at Matthews Mee to design and manufacture 5 individual rugs, 2 for public areas and 3 for guestrooms. All rugs were finished with a blind hem to give a clean and contemporary edge. The corridors and winding staircase featured a bold geometric pattern incorporating a simple lined border helping to bring a historic feel to the hotel with a modern geometric twist.

The bespoke carpets and rugs were created using Newhey’s Colortec+ technology. The product is tufted using computer yarn placement technology, a high-tech innovation used on projects that require a durable product to deal with high footfall. This carpet construction also allowed for a cost effective solution. Another unconventional feature of Colortec+ technology is that the carpet is constructed using 80% wool and 20% Nylon hank dyed pile yarns, allowing Newhey to create a high quality carpet.

The chocolate themed designs may pay reference to the city’s past but the technology used to produce the carpet definitely doesn’t. Newhey’s revolutionary secondary backing system ‘evobac’ features on every design. Evobac is made using 100% recycled plastic bottles and offers a sustainable option for the hotel, without decreasing the luxury feel of the carpet.

Key Facts

Over 2000 square metres of carpet supplied

Colortec+ and evobac tecnology used

6 bespoke designs for the corridors, public areas & guestrooms

Newhey Carpets Ltd, Gordon Street, Newhey, Rochdale, Lancs, OL16 3SLT: 01706 846 375 E: enquiries@newheycarpets.co.uk W: www.newheycarpets.co.uk

“This design direction for Splendid Hospitality & IHG at Hotel Indigo York draws on elements from the local industrial, social & architectural history. Bespoke bedroom rugs where commissioned from Newhey Carpets & reflect the Georgian tiled floors seen in many of the town houses throughout the city. A modern twist was added by mixing up the geometric designs to create an informal patchwork design throughout the corridors. Public areas attracted a similar rationale by using a number of different designs to create zones in the food & beverage areas.”

Rob MatthewsDesign Director at Matthews Mee